Directions:Read the story and then change the sentences so that it is about a woman named Sharon. Retype each of the sentences in the boxes below. (Reading and retyping will help your English improve quickly.)

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Do you like to exercise? I don�t. As a matter of fact, I hate it. However, I feel exercise is very important for my health. My favorite forms of exercise are: pushing buttons on the remote control while I watch television, lifting the tabs off diet soda cans to strengthen my wrists and stretching my arms to the top kitchen cabinet to remove a bag of potato chips. This is great for my upper torso. I also enjoy sports. I sweat when I watch tennis competitions. I focus on the ball in baseball in order to watch the player hit it, and I exercise my vocal chords when my favorite basketball team wins a game. I find the sport of football too dangerous, so I avoid the ESPN station on cable during the NFL playoffs. It is important for me to get a good cardio-vascular workout, so I walk my dog at a brisk pace. I have to be cautious not to let my pet lead in order to catch a squirrel as this may be dangerous to my health and well-being. I may be dragged through my neighbor�s hedges or crash into a telephone pole. I have to wear sneakers while engaging in this sport. I should wear a helmet, too.

Original: Do you like to exercise? I don�t. As a matter of fact, I hate it.

Changed version: Do you like to exercise? Sharon doesn't. As a matter of fact, she hates it.

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However, I feel exercise is very important for my health.

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My favorite forms of exercise are: pushing buttons on the remote control while I watch television, lifting the tabs off diet soda cans to strengthen my wrists and stretching my arms to the top kitchen cabinet to remove a bag of potato chips.

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This is great for my upper torso.

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I also enjoy sports.

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I sweat when I watch tennis competitions.

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I focus on the ball in baseball in order to watch the player hit it, and I exercise my vocal chords when my favorite basketball team wins a game.

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I find the sport of football too dangerous, so I avoid the ESPN station on cable during the NFL playoffs.

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It is important for me to get a good cardio-vascular workout, so I walk my dog at a brisk pace.

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I have to be cautious not to let my pet lead in order to catch a squirrel as this may be dangerous to my health and well-being.

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I may be dragged through my neighbor�s hedges or crash into a telephone pole.

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I have to wear sneakers while engaging in this sport.

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I should wear a helmet, too.

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Original written by Shashi Ishai, Professional Tutor in the English Language Resource Center at Bergen Community College, NJ